Bitter, Party Of One, Ctd

Looked at from either side of the spectrum, Lieberman has been anything
but interesting. He has been the reliable defender of the “centrist”
consensus established in the ’90s that finally accepted welfare reform
and insisted on U.S. hegemony abroad. In practice, this “centrism” can
be used to justify the most extreme, violent and destructive policies,
but it is considered reasonable and acceptable because it does not
partake of “fringe” ideas and enjoys the support of respectable,
“serious” people.

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